Hair-drying comb.



C. KRIEGER.

HAIR' DRYING coms.

APPLICATION FILED }AN.5y1915.

www July 6, 1915.

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HAIR-Daarmecoivhe.

Application filed January B, 1915. Serial-No. 823.

To all 'whom zt may concern.'

Be it known that .L CURT Kinnoisn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have and useful improvements in Hair-Drying Combs; and l do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art 'to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and. to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to combs for drying the hair, and has for its object to provide improved features of construction whereby prevented.

the wick which receives the fuel for heating may be readily placed in the chamber provided therefor and replaced by another when desired and will be entirely iiiclosed, and in for the escape of the flame to heatthe teeth will be shielded or protected so that the hair will not come in contact with the wick or be liable to become caught or entangled by any portion of the comb, and in which also the heating flame will be directed or lprojected alongside the teeth so as to more quickly and etlicien-tly heat the same.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as may hereinafter `appear the invention consists in the features hereinafter particularly described and then sought to be clearly defined by the claims,

y reference being had -to the vaccompanying drawing forming a part hereof and in which- Figure l is a longitudinal section through the comb; Fig. 2,.:1 side elevation thereof; Fig. 3, a cross section on 'the line i of lfigjz.

In the drawing the numeral l designates the back of the comb; 2, thc teeth, and 3, the handle.` The back of the comb is Vtubular and the handle hollowand separable from the back, being Screw threaded or otherwise secured to the tubular back, so that a wick l may be readily introduced into the tubular back so as to lic, partially, therein and in the hollow handle. The handle will hold alcohol, or other suitable fuel, and is provided with a lilling nozzle 5 having a screw cap (i. The tubular back is formed y Specification of Letters latent.

y with oneor more invented certain new/ i the hair coming y rected alongside the teeth,

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openings or slits 7, preferably at opposite sides which communicate with the interior of the back. These openings are formed on the underside of the .tubular back, to` one side of the base ofthe teeth', so that the overhanging sides 8 thereof will form or constitute shields which will tend to direct or deflect the flame against the teeth 2 or along the sides thereof and thus more quickly and eHiciently heat thev teeth than otherwise would be the case. By thus locating the openings the liability of in Contact with the wick as the comb is drawn through the hair is obviated, and also the clogging of the openings and the liability-of the hair to becomecaught and entangled or wedged yiii the openings is It will Abe observed that the wick is practically entirely inclosed or incased within the tubular back so that wasti ge ofthe fuel by evaporation is reduced to the minimum.

.In operation, heat, by means of a `match or other means, is-appIied to the back of the comb so asto vaporize the fuelwith which the wick is impregnated or saturated, and the vapor issuing thrugli the opening is then ignited So that the flame will be diin the direction of their length. lVhen the comb has become sutiicieiitly heated, the flame is extinguished and the comb drawn through the hair ofthe head so as to dry the same, and thus the hair may be dried in a comparatively short time after being' shampooed and without injury to the hair.

The drying comb may be made of any suitable material aiidcontiguration and the details may be varied without departing' l from the, invention as defined in the appended claims.v

ings communicating with the interior ofthe back at one side of the teeth.

2. The Within described `heating comb comprising a, hollow ,back having teeth `pro- Sides' of chas back, and u ho'low handle 1n communcaon .-vh #mlb im: back; and Witnesses: 

